The largest employment-population ratio declines occurred in Michigan ( 3.0 percentage points) and Delaware ( 2.6 points). Four other states recorded decreases of 2.0 percentage points or more from 2001, and 20 additional states and the District of Columbia registered declines of at least 1.0 point.

Nine states reported increases in their employment-population ratios and one State (Washington) reported no change. The largest increases in employment-population ratios were in South Dakota and Arkansas (+1.2 percentage points and +1.0 point, respectively). Iowa and Vermont were the only other states that reported increases of at least 0.5 percentage point.